Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-27878
Published: July 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94862
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27878
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ASP TCP. A malicious application with root privileges can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27878
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 14.6 23G80